Jacobs 2 Tuba Mouthpiece

Jacobs 2 Tuba Mouthpiece

The original mouthpiece, believed to be a 30s era Helleberg,  was skeletonized at some point, 2 copies were later made probably in the 1980s with skeletonization reversed and  the shanks enlarged. All 3 of these mouthpieces  are owned by Brian Frederiksen author of Arnold Jacobs Song & Wind and Mr. Jacobs’ right hand.  This is a mouthpiece that Mr. Jacobs loved and  had slightly different versions – Jacobs 1 (both originals also owned by Brian) and Jacobs 2 made.  There were two of each copy made one of each has a hole in it with a tubing connector for pressure tests. The copies had a very odd shank size so the U.S. made CHI Brass copies have updated the shank to work better with most post 1976 tubas and are available in our A shank (small American like the original Helleberg, or standard CHI Shank.  This is a great all around mouthpiece that produces a wonderful clear high overtone rich sound on the large horns and makes a great Eb and F mouthpiece as well.

In the photos you can see a side angle and the insides of the cups of the copy with hose fitting, copy, original skeletonized and on the right the now available CHI Jacobs 2.

Measurements of Jacobs 2:

• Overall Length : 3.95″
• Max OD: 1.868″    47.4472 mm
• ID at 0.060″ into the cup: 1.287″    32.7 mm
• Throat: 0.3236″     8.222 mm
• Shank: Standard 0.530″ or A or S = 0.525″
• E = 0.540″  Shanks available as special order